New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
went off the Chatsworth bridge Yesterday Mr.. Diefcn
dorf engaged to be married to a Fort Plain lady
INVESTIGATING The ACCIDENT.
TESTIMONY PRESENTED YESTERDAY.

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| THE ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AT WORK
| -REMovING THE DEAD AND WOUNDED
CHICAGO, Aug. ia dispatch to The Chicago Times
from Forest, Ill., says The dead who have been den-
| fed today F. r. Hill, Berwick Ill. Mrs. E. Hill
| Berwick ILL.,; Mrs. Hls infant; George F. Harting
Bushnell H., and James Sherman. Brmfeld, Ill
| The scene at the two morgues this morning was
both horrfying and sickening The extreme heat
OF Thursday had rapidly advanced the
decomposition OF the mangled corpses. No
at hand for the preservation of the bodies
supply of ice being exceedingly limited. Those OF
the dead who unidentified lay the floors OF the
morgues guarded by village policemen the faces OF tho
corpses being hidden from them by blanket, old
The officials OF the roai decided to the
bodies 10 Peoria. by consent OF Coroner Loag having
previously ordered the necessary number OF plain
wooden cOfllns from Bloomington which arrived
during the morning.
The pecuniary loss arising from the accident is
Under laws OF Illinois. the relatives OF those
killed In the disaster Will take from the treasury OF the
Toledo Peoria aud Western Railroad something II ke
S35OO00 and those injured would receive at least $780,
900 more serious financial trouble. II
bought in for the benefit Of the holders of tho first
mortgage bonds and company organized
which took possession July l, 1887. The name Of the
road then. for other. changed from
the Toledo Peoria and Warsaw Railroad Company to
| the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad Company. The
new corporation has been realizing from $4,000 to
ST. 900 per month the road Should the corporation
be held guilty OF negligence and therefore at fault for
| the accident, the gentlemen who only six weeks ago
bought in the property TO save themcves will be con-
| fronted with claims amounting to little less than
II 100000. This bankruptcy and the road once
more in the hands Of receiver This phase OF the
currence anything but pleasant the OF the
road who will unquesonably fight 10 the bitter end all
| claims for damages
''The railroad missoners at the scene OF the
disaster and will endeavor to tho exact
OF the occurrence The task Is no easy one but
officers of the by virtue OF act passed at the
last session OF the Legislature clothed with full au-
thOy to investigate all persons and paoers and report
They laid the foundation of an examination today and
will resume operations in Peoria on Tuesday.
1.-The coroner's jury is SIN peggng away. There
are some eoes OF witnesses raes,d eS des5aRs Soap
will make an investigation on its own
account.
number OF The says he can account for
seventy-sevcn bOaie, and believes there are are
Of the statement is unquestionably true. but
the the latest "a ana mGss to over so TSs railroad
peope have agents collecting information to
the number and residences OF the dead and wounded
early yesterday morning before the extent OF their In
iures made known; Some OF these have Il Is said
died to-day. The railroad people say that 81
have already died and 10 more are in critical condition
Miss Julie valedeoe. OF Peoria is SAID 10 De dying
She is beautiful young lady, with features OF tue
attracted tie attention of every one who entered the hos
pital. She is only nlneteen years OF age is tne
daughter OF a wealthy widow. who was Killed by her
side in the wreck The young lady has travelled all
| over tho world three or four times and Is hne
! A physicar wa, by her side all last night relieving
her pam the of morphine administered hypoder
| see her-Chares and Eugene Zimmerman. They rushed
10 Miss vadeoes side and were nSfrmea orr ned TO tor Zee I'm ~
bruised The between these people is beyond do
W Van Lew wealthy merchant OF GalesburG. died
this morning Piper city. lie up his seat In car
uu.i I'm Mr Va lev
te.graphed his wife that he dangerously inJired
bn me lid not want her to see him in his horrible coud
ton she answered fIe Is my husband and nv place
by his side she arrived IN Piper City ms morning
sad bot afecionate In less than an hour Mr. an
Mrs Bondon Of msrEers Corners. H.. and her two
ciliren. visit to her husbands mother In tho
5snI Ga1l satt sayo her 'a0 twenty dollar gold piece
and his photograph TO he given a. inemonoes
| 10 his mother She killed and today IN laying out
the body her husband found concealed III the waist 0t
her dress gold piece ana the photograph stained with
Early tins morning officers and physicians OF the
railroad to the conclusion that was high time the
Do novel from ChaiSworh and tlPer ,,y.y T,.y
get TO their homes The facilities for taking care OF
the disabled m the little towns were not 50 sood as IN
! Of hotels and hospitals. The women OF Chatswoith
| though il was asking little too much OF them 10
take care OF the ang people IN these br0ing dog days
Not that heard complaint or mnrnur from any
OF the ladies word was passed along the line that
all those slightly injured. able 20 get TO Peoria and
their homes without would be sent TO Peoria by
special train Early the afternoon they began hob6ing
To the station at .hatswortn Many More oa'S l
showed faces all discoorei booIsho eyes arms Dr9ken
etc. Notwth.andng their pains Few complained. pnt
crawed TO the depot so ss 70 aan wers
helped into the cars and made com
forae expressions Of heartfelt gratitude 10 the genuine
samarans Livingston aud Ford Counties were heard
coming lips cut and torn These people took their
from the station a ripple of "goodbyes" and God
speeds" passed through the crowd T., ,,o ,a, an,
IN, a. al A
IL was indeed high the bodies were removed IRON
uhIc gIe They had lain over twen your hours in the
depo and the i'm provised morges until their appearance
was revolving Many have been recognized during tne
nit and claimed by friend aud relatives. who got c0f
Tins and made preparations to take the bodies to places
OF burial The railroad commissioners wanted phOto-
nsn feasi5o owing 70 the condition OF bodies The
! company had provided n number OF eolnls anu ihto
these the bodies placed The transfer was made In
freight car far removed from the station 50 as TO be
out OF sight Of the curious public. ,, ,. zimmerman
t was determined TO send sucn as coud pear
! tation on "A special train httoi up as hospital.
Two coaches and bagSaTe,Gar We're he guGsg urcsn
stripped OF seats ana lnrnlture. I'm, Inc hP u~Pem -,
ters who had spent the last twenty four hoIfs III
making cohins dead, looked after the living
and nailed together rude s,retchers one uererer @ eScH
was laid on these mattresses sdo by side, ana Dy
composed OF The most trusted employees OF the COM
pany and the wounded were removed safely 10 reoFi
STORIES OF DEPREDArIONs BY THIEVES.
| RoBBING THE DE,D-A GANG OF TRAMPs-sCS'
PIGEONS OF INCENDIARIsM.
Cu,TswoRTH ILL., Aug 12.-Stories and incidents con
cernug the disaster just beginning to come to lgh
a the excitement In a measure dies out. Robberies are
! Incoming known. Miller Patterson, when he lett
wyoming his home carried silver watch and had
about $50 in money after buying his ticket Only about
go so was found on his body. man, apparently
tramp about fifty years OF age. was caught III the ACT o
robbing corpse. M
In the third coach from the engine was man with
his wife and daughter When the wreck occurred he lost
hand satche he had hut afterward found It, but his
pocketbook containing sos gone. James Buring OF
F.rrls WAS In the third from the 'front.' ana was
slightly injured He said that he saw humoer VI ro'
berries committed.
When the dead body OF Edwin F. Adams was searched
by one OF his friends his pocketbook nor his gold
watch could be found Although he was known TO nave
started on tho trip with large OF money the oniy
cash found on his person was $3o when ne had no "